Nights of Cabiria (1957)

Directed by Federico Fellini · Cinematography by Aldo Tonti

110 min65 frames

Drama

The story of a betrayed but unquenchable little Roman street-walker.

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What is Nights of Cabiria about?

Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, things may not be what they seem.

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What does the cinematography of Nights of Cabiria look like?

Across 65 sampled frames, Nights of Cabiria builds its coverage from medium shots (46% of the sample), with wide compositions (35%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Aldo Tonti keeps 42% of it in hard-edged, low-key light. 55% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 60% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Nights of Cabiria?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Nights of Cabiria (1957) are #030303, #fafafa, #8a8a8a, #2f2f2f, #4a4a4a, #afafaf — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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